BILL NUMBER: S8305
SPONSOR: WALCZYK
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the county law, in relation to reestablishing the office
of coroner in the county of Oswego and removing the powers and duties of
coroners from the district attorney in such county and allowing Oswego
county to appoint a coroner
 
PURPOSE:
To establish the office of the coroner in Oswego county, and to remove
the duties of coroner from the district attorney
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Reestablishes the office of coroner within the county of
Oswego, and removes those duties from the office of the district attor-
ney
Section 2. Repeals chapter 369 of the laws of 1920, which abolished the
office of the Oswego county coroner
Section 3. Amends Section 400 of the county law by adding a new subdivi-
sion 3-c which establishes the office of coroner in the county of Oswe-
go. The coroner shall be appointed by the county legislature.
Section 4. Effective Date
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation was introduced at the request of Oswego County.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S9335-A (2023)
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None to the State
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

Statutes affected:
S8305: 400 county law